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July 3, 1928.

W. J. BARGEN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE 5 Sheets-Sheet Filed July 1, 1926 i mE.\'TOR.

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July 3, 1928.

w. J. BARGEN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE "Filed July 1, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR. Williaiiuf Bazyen,

ATTORNEY.

July 3, 1928.

W. J. BARGEN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE 5 sheets-sheet 3 Filed July 1, 1926 INVEN TOR. JBWBY July 3, 1928.

W. J. BARGEN.

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed July 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 i H i I INVENTOR.W JB Iyen/ July 3, 1928.

W. J. BARGEN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed July 1, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 1x'ENTOR, Wllzam JBazye/y Patented July 3, I928.

unrrso man ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

Application filed July 1, 1926. Serial No. 119,870.

This invention relates to furniture, more particularly school roomfurniture, such as a combined seat and study support, but it is to beunderstood that an article of furniture,

in accordance with this invention, can be employed and used in anyconnection for which it is found applicable, and the invention has forits primary object to provide,

I in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an arm ticle of furnitureincludin a seat having arranged forwardly thereof a study support,

the latter being in the form of a book box or desk body or a tablet arm,and a pedestal common to the seat and support, acting as the solesupporting element for these latter,

and including inheren't means for anchoring the article of furniture ina stationary position when in use, but said meansfurther permitting ofthe shifting of the article of furniture when desired, or using itwithout anchoring to the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of furniturefor use primarily in connection with school rooms including a seatcarrying a study support, adjustable relative to the seat, to afiordmaximum amount of comfort with respect to the disposition of thescholars or pupils arms, feet and legs, and further including a pedestal:10 common to the seat and study support and acting as the solesupporting element for these latter.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a manner ashereinafter set forth, an article of furniture primarily designed foruse in connection with school rooms and including an adjustable seatcarrying a study support adjustable relative to the seat and whereby theseat adjustment, as Well as the study support adjustment will providefor the article of furniture to be used by pupils or scholars of varyingheights and weights and further to afford maximum amount of comfort tothe pupil or scholar when the v ried by and adjustable relatively to thechair and further with a single pedestal providing the sole supportingmeans for the chair, Writing top and book box.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, an article of furniture for the purpose referredto and which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, compact, readily adjustable, convenient in its use, includinginherent means for anchoring the same stationary, capable of beingreadily shifted to any desired point, and coinparatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein are shown embodiments of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which fall ,within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an article of furniture in accordancewith this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View thereof.

Figure l is a section on line 44, Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sect-ionon line 5-5, Figure 1. v

Figure 6 is an elevation of one of thesides of the chair.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a rear elevation of the chair back, partly in section.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the pedestal.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary view in section of the chair or seat bottom.

Figure 11 is a vertical sectional view of the desk body or book box,

Figure 12 is a section on line 12-12 Fig ure 11.

Figure 13 is a section on line 13-43 Fig ure 11.

Figure 14 is a view of a connecting rod forming an element of the deskbody or book box.

Figure is an elevation of the adjustable supporting plate for the deskbody or book Figure 16 is a side elevation of an article of furniture inaccordance with this inven tion setup with a tablet arm in lieu of adesk body or book box.

Figure 17 is a top plan view of Figure 16.

Figure 18 is a section on line 1818, Figure 16.

Figure 19 is a detail, in sectional plan, of the side arm rear supportfor the tablet arm.

Figure is a top plan view of the front support for the tablet arm.

Figure 21 is a detail.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes a pedestal provided withan enlarged base 2, preferably of polygonal contour. The base 2 is ofthe necessary weight and size to provide inherent-means for anchoringthe pedestal stationary, under such conditions overcoming the necessityof employing separate hold fast devices which extend through the base,for fixedly securing the same from movement. The weight of the base 2however will not prevent of shifting the pedestal when desired. Theweight of the base, as well as its size, provides for the use of theentire desk as a movable chair desk without fastening to the floor andprevents any possibility of the accidental tiltin over of the chairdesk. The pedestal is ho low and carries suitable means, as indicated at3 for fixedly securing a vertically adjustable stem or standard 4 inposition. The standard 4 is carried by the chair or seat, to bepresently referred to, .and provides means for elevating and loweringthe seat or chair to the desired point-and after the chair 4 has beenadjusted it is fixedly secured within the pedestal 1 by the means 3.

The seat or chair, which will be hereinafter referred to as a chair,with reference to Figures 1 to 8, comprises a rectangular bottom 5formed in its up er face with a concave depression 6. T e depression 6extends to the rear edge of the seat bottom 5 but terminates adjacentthe side edges and front edge of said seat bottom. The chair isconstructed with but one side arm, termed a side plate and which permitsthe scholar or pupil to enter the chair from one side thereof or at thefront. The side plate which is referred to generally by the referencecharacter 8 is formed of a rectangular body portion 9 of substantialwidth and length and provided with a pair of diagonally disposedopenings 10. Formed integralwith the outer face ofthe body portion 9 isa pair of spaced diagonally .disposed webs 11, 12,

which are arranged in parallelism. The web 11 has its lower endterminate at the rearend of the body portion 9 intermediate the top andbottom of the latter and the web 9 emma 13 and positioned at the topedge of the body portion 9. The curved upper end of the web 11 ispositioned intermediate the ends of the top edge of the body portion 9.The web 12 extends from the bottom edge of the body portion 9, at apoint intermediate the ends of said bottom edge, and has its upper endformed with a forwardly curved portion 14 which terminates at the frontedge of the body portion 9, intermediate the top and bottom edges of thelatter. The'webs 11 and 12constitute guides and that portion of the bodyportion 9 arranged between the webs 11 and 12 forms what may be termed aguide passage in connection with said webs. The curved upper end 13 ofthe web 11 terminates in a rearwardly directed rib 15 which extends tothe rear end of the body portion 9 and is flush with the top of thelatter. Formed inte ral with the body portion 9, at the bottom filereof,is an inwardly extending, right angularly disposed flange 16. Projectinginwardly from the flange 16 is a pair of spaced arms 17, 18-and with theformer arranged in advance of'the latter and positioned at the forwardend of the body portion 9. The lower end of the web 12 merges into a.vertically disposed depending flange 20 which is co-extensive with theforward side of the arm 18 and depends from the latter. The upper end ofthe web 12 terminates intoa depending flange 21 positioned at theforward edge of the body por-- tion 9 and which extends downwardly withrespect to the latter and furthermore is coextensive with the forwardside of the arm 17 and depends from the latter. Formed integral with theouter face of the body portion 19, at the lower part thereof and spacedfrom the flange 21 is a vertically disposed flange 22 which isco-extensive with the inner side of the arm 17 and depends from thelatter. The arrangement of the flanges 20, 21 and 22 with respect to thearms 17 and 18 are clearly shown in Figure 4. The arms 17 and 18 havetheir outer end portions integral with the lower face of the flange 16,see Figure 4. The body ortion 9 projects rearwardly. from the chairottom 5, see Figure 4, and the lower face of the chair bottom 5 israbbeted as at 23 for the reception of the flange 16. Hold fast devices24 extend through the arm 18 for securing the latter to the chair bottom5. Hold fast devices 25 extend through the arm 17 for securing thelatter to the chair bottom 5. The inner lower corner of the body portion9 is extended downwardly as at 26 and depends below the flange 16. Thebody portion 9, at its upper corner, is formed with a verticallydisposed and rearwardly inclined tapering extension 27. Formed tegralwith the inner face of the body portion 9 and co-extensive with theextension has its upper end curved rearwardly as at27 is an inwardlyextending flange 28, clear- 1 shown in dotted lines in Figure 6. Theflange 28 at its lower end merges into the rear end of the flange 16 andsaid flange 28 is positioned forwardly with respect to the rear end ofthe body portion 9. The flange 28 is curved in the direction of itslength and for a part of its length is positioned forwardly with respectto the rear edge of the extension 27, and for another portion of itslength is flush with 'the rear edge of said extension. The lower part ofthe extension 27 and upper part of the body por tion 9 forwardly withrespect to the flange 28 is slotted and the slotted portion of theextension 27 merges into the slotted portion of the body portion 9 andwhich provides a vertically disposed slot indicated at 29 and enlargedintermediate its ends as at 30. The rear part of the body portion 9, inconnection with the extension 27 and flange 28 provides a support forthe chair back to be presently referred to.

Secured to that side of the chair bottom opposite the side to which theside plate 8 is secured, is a chair back support consisting of ahorizontally disposed portion 31 and an upwardly extending andrearwardly curved portion 32. The portion 31 is angle shape in crosssection and the horizontal leg thereof is mounted in a rabbet 33 formedin the lower face of the chair bottom 5. Hold fast devices 34 areemployedfor securing the lower portion 31 of the chair back support tothe chair bottom 5. The upwardly extending portion 32 is of angle shapedcontour and formed with a lengthwise slot 35 which opposes the slot 29.

The chair back, as shown in Figure 8, includes an upper fixed backmember 36, a lower fixed back member 37, and a vertical- 1y adjustableintermediate back member 38.

The member 36 is fixedly secured to the back support by the hold fastdevices 39 and the member 37 is fixedly secured to the back support bythe hold fast devices 40. The member 38 is adjustably connected to theback supports, by adjusting devices 41 arranged in openings 42 andpassages 43 formed in the member 38. The openings 43 are of circularcontour and are positoned adjacent the ends of the member 38 and thepassages 43 lead to the openings 42 and open at the end edges of themember 38. The adjusting devices each consists of a headed bolt 44extending through a passage 43 and carrying on its inner end anadjusting nut 45 arranged in the opening 42. The bolts 44 extend throughthe slots 29 and 35. The slot 35 is provided with an enlargement in thesame manner as the slot 29 and the enlarged portion of the slot permitsof the mount-ing of the headed bolt in position. The slots 29 and 35 areof arcuate contour and are of a sufllcient length to provide for theshifting of the member 38 to the desired extent so termed a hump. Themember 36 projects above the back support and the member 37 ispositioned rearwardly with respect to the chair bottom 5.

Positioned against the lower face of the chair bottom 5 is a castingconsisting of a plate 46, formed with a pair of arms 47 at one endthereof and further provided with a pocket 48. The plate 46 is set upwith a continuous depending flange 49 which is not only co-extensivetherewith but also with the arms 47. The arms 47 abut against the arms17 and 18 and are secured therewith by one of the hold fast devices 24and one of the hold fast devices 25. The plate 46 is secured to thechair bottom 5 by hold fast devices 50. The arms 47 further act as ameans for maintaining the arm-s 17 and 18 against the chair bottom 5.The standard 4 at its top is provided with ahead piece 51, havingreinforcing ribs on the lower face thereof and said head piece 51corresponds in contour to the shape of the pocket 48 and seats therein.The head piece 51 is fixedly secured to the plate 46, by the hold fastdevices 52. The casting, of which the plate 46 is a part, has its topinclining downwardly from front to rear, see Figure 3, for the purposeof maintaining the chair bottom 5 at a slight downward inclination andwith the inclination-towards the rear of the chair bottom. The pocket 48however is not disposed at an inclination but squared whereby thestandard 4 will not ext-end at an inclination, but will beperpendicular. ures 3 and 10. By inclining or tilting the chair bottom 5rearwardly it provides for supporting the pupil or scholar in thedesired position and so that the pupil or scholar will not slide orreadily slide off the front of the chair bottom 5. Owing to'the mannerin which the chair bottom 5 is secured to the standard 4, said chairbottom 5 is permanently maintained at a rearward inclination.

Adjustabl connected to the side plate 8 is an adjustab e support for thedesk or book box and which couples the latter with the chair so that thedesk body or book box is supported from the chair. The adjustablesupport is in the form of an angle shaped plate and so formed that onits upward movement relative to the plate 8 will shift the book box ordesk body upwardly and forwardly and when the support moves downwardlyit will shift the desk body or book box towards the chair at the sametime lowering it. The support, which is termed a carrier is referred togenerally by the reference character 53, and is best shown in Figures 1and 15, and it further forms one See Figof the side walls of the deskbody or book box. The carrier 53 consists of a horizontally disposedportion 54 and an angular disposed portion 55 which depends from andextends rearwardly at an inclination with respect to the portion 54. Theportion 54 of the carrier 53 forms one of the side walls of the deskbody or book box and is provided with an inwardly extending flange 56 atits bottom, an inwardly extending flange 57 at its top, and an inwardlyextending flange 58 at forward end. The function of the flanges 56, 57,58 will be presently referred to. Preferably the flange 57 is of greaterwidth than the flange 56, see Figure 13. The portion 55 is provided onits outer face with a countersunk portion 56 and with the wall of thelatter indicated at 57 The countersunk portion or recess 56' issubstantially co-extensive with respect to the length of the portion 55of the carrier. The portion 55 of the carrier is furthermore formed witha pair of forwardly inclined slots 58, 59, which are arranged inparallelism and the slot 58 is of greater length than the slot 59. Theslots 58 and 59 are surrounded by a continuous flange 60 whichcorresponds in contour to the shape of the slot. The angularly disposedportion 55 of the carrier is positioned between the webs 11 and 12 ofthe plate 8 or rather ositioned in the guide passage formed by t e bodyportion 9 in connection with the webs 11 and 12. The angularlydisposedportion 55 of the carrier 53 is slidably connected to the plate 8, by apair of bolts 61 which extend through the slots'58 and 59 and alsothrough openings 62 formed in the body portion 9 of the plate 8. SeeFigures 1 and 6 in connection with the foregoing. The body portion 9 ofthe plate 8 has its inner face formed with bosses 63 which surround theopenings 62 and the walls of said opening 62 are threaded for engagementby the hold fast devices 61, see Flgure 5. Washers 64 are interposedbetween the heads of the hold fast devices and the flanges 60, seeFigure 5. The hold fast devices 61 provid e means'for fixedly securingthe carrier 53 in adjusted position. The slots 58 and 59 are of thenecessary length to provide for the forward and upward and rearward anddownward adjustment of the carrler 53 with respect to the chair orrather s1de plate 8 of the chair. The top of the portlon 55 of thecarrier 53 forms a continuat1on of the flange 57 of the portion 54 ofthe carrier and the upper corner of the portion;

55 is extended rearwardly as indicated at 65 see Figure 15.

The desk body with reference to Figures 2 and 11 to 15 inclusiveincludes a side wall or member 65 formed at its bottom with an inwardlyextending flange 66, at its front with an inwardly extending flange 67and at its top with an inwardly extending flange 68.

'67 is a lug 73. The lug 52 is carried by the portion 55 of the carrier53 and the lug 73 is carried by the member 65. The front wall 69 isinterposed between the lugs 72, 73 and flanges 58 and 67. The member 65at its rear is formed with an inwardly extending flange 74 and theportion 54 of the carrier 53 is formed with an inwardly extending flangewhich opposes the flange 74. The

inner face of the member 65, as well as the inner face of the portion 54of the carrier 53 is formed with a pairof inwardly extending base lugs75. The inner face of the member 65 as well as the inner face of theportion 54 of the carrier is provided with an inwardly extending lug 76. The lugs 76 coacts with the flanges 74 for maintaining the rear wall71 in position. The lugs 75 coact with the flanges 56 and formaintaining the bottom 70 in position. The lugs 72 and 73 coact with theflanges;67 and 58 for maintaining the front wall 69 in position. Therear wall 71 of the desk bodyor book box is disposed at a-rearwardinclination and the flanges 74 extend at the same inclination as thewall 71. The member 65 is connected to the portion 54 of the carrier 53by tie bars 76, 77, 78 and 79. Loosely mounted on the tie bars 79 is apair of hinged members consisting of a threaded shank 80 and anapertured head 81. The hinge members are in the form of eye screws andthreadably engage with the study support, which as shown in Figures 11,12 and 13, as well as Figures 1 and 2, is the top of the book .box ordesk body and which is indicated at 81 and is formed at one side with arearwardly directed extension 82 which may be termed an arm rest. Thefront wall 69 is cut away as at' 83 to provide clearances for thepivoted ends of the screw eyes 80. Cushioning members 84 are carried bythe study support 81 and engage the top flanges of the member 65 andportion 54 of the carrier 53, see Figure 11. The study support or top 81is maintained in spaced relation with respect to the top edges of themember 65 and portion 54 of the carrier 53. See Figures 11 and 13. Thestudy support or top81is detachably secured in closed position withrespect to the book box or desk body and the means for detachablysecuring the samein closed position ,will be presently referred to. Eachof the tie bars is of the same construction and comprises an elongatedshank 85 provided with a screw head 86-and with peripheral threads 87for engaging in openings 88 formed in the portion 54 of thecarrier 53.The walls of the openings 88-are threaded and the portion 54 is providedwith bosses 89 which sur round the openings 88. The member 65 isprovided with countersunk openings 90 for the heads 86 of the tie orconnecting rods.

The locking means for the study support or top 81 consists of a pair ofguide bars 91, 92 arranged in spaced relation and carried by the innerface of the member 65. Posi tioned between the guide bars 91, 92 is atriangular shaped locking member 93 formed with a concaved top .94.Pivotally connected to the study support or top 81, as at 95 is alatching member 96 provided with a nose 97 which engages under the lowerend of the locking member 93 for maintaining the study support or top inclosed position. The flange 68 is cut away as at 98 to provide aclearance for the latching member 96 when the same is shifted upwardly,see dotted line osition Figure 11. The flange 68 is forme with adepending cam 98 for directing the nose into the concavity 94 of thelocking member 93. When the nose 97 is seated in the concavity 94 thetop 81 will be supported in the dotted line position shown in Figure 11.To prevent the withdrawal entirely of the latching member 96 the nose 97engages underthe flange 68, see dotted line position in Figure 11. Thelatching member 96 when moving to latching position passes down betweenthe locking member 93 and the guide 92 and engages under the lower endof the locking member 93, see Figure 11. By shifting the top 81 upwardlythe nose 97 is caused to clear the locking member 93 and the top 81 canbe moved to open position.

Referring to Figures 16 to 21 of the drawings, the article of furnitureis set up with a fixed study support referred to generally by thereference character 100 and which is of angle shaped contour andconsists of what may be termed a body portion 101, and an extension 102forming an arm rest. It will be stated that. the study support can be ofthe same contour as the top 81. In the modified form. the side plate 8is dispensed with, and the ch air"is set up with a chair bottom 103 anda pair of'back supports 104 and which correspond in contour to the backsupport shown in Figures 4 and 8 and which includes the lower portion31.

and the upper portion 32. It 15 thought unnecessary to specificallydescribe the back support 104 as it is the same as that shown in Figure3. Connected to'one of the back supports 104 is a bracket 105 and uponwhich the extension 102 is mounted and fixedly secured therewith by thehold fast devices 106. Fixedly secured to the chair bottom 103 is asupporting member for the body portion 101 of the study support 100, thelatter may be termed a tablet arm. The supportin member is referred togenerally by the re erence character 107 and includes an upstanding arm108 formed with a forwardly extending triangularly shaped fiatenlargement 109 which is secured to the body portion 101 of the studysupport 100 by the hold fast devices 110. Formed integral with the lowerend of the arm 108 is a channel shaped extension 111 disposed at rightangles with respect to the arm 108, positioned against the lower face ofthe chair bottom 103 and is 'fixedly secured therewith by hold fastdevices 112. The extension 111 has one of the arms 47 of the castingmounted thereon and said arm 47 is secured in position by one of thehold fast devices 112. The chair bottom 103 is rabbetedat 113 for thereception of the lower portions of the back sup ports 104 and said lowerportions are secured to the chair bottom by the'hold fast devices 113'.Hold fast devices 114 are employed for connecting the bracket 105 to oneof the chair supports 104. The back employed. in the form shown inFigure 16 is the same as that referred to in connection with Figures 1and 3.

It is to be understood that the term study support, applies to thestationary or hinged top of a desk or book box, or the latter, or to atablet arm and further that the construction as hereinbefore set forthforms what may be termed a complete or full stay put movable chair deskand further that the article of furniture can be used as a movablechair. By setting up the article of furniture in the manner stated thedesk body .or book box can be disconnected and the article used as anordinary chair. It is furthermore to be pointed out that an independentsupport is not provided for the desk body or book box, such as apedestal, but that a single pedestal is employed as a sole supportingmeans and that such pedestal is connected with the chair bottom. Bysetting up the construction in the manner stated the desk body or bookbox can be removed and the chair employed. The con struction andarrangement hereinbefore' set forth rovides means whereby the desk bodyor boo box can be adjusted to the position desired by the occupant ofthecha-ir and that the latter can be vertically adjusted to the desiredpoints. Furthermore owing to the adjustability of the chair the studysupport can be elevated or' lowered when desired. An article offurniture in accordance with this invention, not only includes means forvertically adjusting the chair but further includes an adjustable humpfor the back and an adjustable study support, whlch may be a tablet arm,or a desk, or. any other sultable platform or table which can be coupledwith the chair for the purpose of providing a study support. Thereforeit is thought the many advantages of an articleof furniture, inaccordance with this invention and for the purpose referred to, can bereadily one side thereof free of a side rail and its other side providedwith a side rail in the form of an upstanding plate, a study supportarranged forwardly of the seat, and said study support and side railhaving coacting means for detachably connecting the study support to thesaid side rail and further to provide for the bodily shifting throughoutof the studysupport upwardly and forwardly from the seat simultaneouslyand downwardly and rearwardly towards the seat simultaneously to adjustthe study support with respect to the seat.

2. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising astandard, a seat mounted thereabove, a coupling connect-ion between theseat and the standard and constructed for permanently maintaining theseat in a rearwardly tilted position, an upstanding back for the seat, asupport for one side of the back having a forwardly extendmg lower endsecured against one side of the seat, a side rail secured against theother side of the seat, extending thereabove and provlded at its rearwith a support for the other side of the back, means for securing saidback to said supports, and means for securing said coupling connectionbetween the seat and the standard to said side rail.

3. An article of furniture comprising a standard, a chair mountedthereabove and having one of its sides free of the side rail and theother of its sides provided with an upstanding side rail in the form ofa plate, a study support having a rearward e ension exposing said plate,said plate provided with openings and said extension provided withinclined slots registering with said openings, said plate furtherprovided with means for guiding said study support throughout upwardlyand forwardly simultaneously and downwardly and rearwardlysimultaneously to adjust the study support with respect to the chairwhen the study support is bodily shifted respectively forwardl andrearwardly, and means extending t rough said openings and slots forfixedly securing the study support relative to said plate.

4;. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising astandard, a seat mounted thereabove, a casting secured against the lowerface of the seat and having its top inclining rearwardly and downwardlyfrom front to rear and abutting throughout thereof the lower face of theseat to permanently maintain the seat in a rearwardly tilted position,said casting formed with a squared pocket disposed substantiallycentrally for the reception of the upper end of the standard, and asupporting pedestal for the standard.

5. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising astandard, supporting means therefor, a chair consisting solely of aseat, one side rail and a back, a casting secured to and centrally ofthe lower face of the seat and having its top rearwardly inclined forpermanentl maintaining the chair in a rearwardly tllted position, saidcasting provided centrally thereof with a squared pocket for thereception of the upper end of the standard and a study support connectedto said side ra1l and supported solely therefrom.

6. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising aportable chalr 1ncluding a side rail in the form of an upstanding plate,and a study support formed of a book box having a hinged top closure andfurther formed with a rearward extension, said plate and extensionhaving coacting means to provide for detachably connecting the studysupport to the plate and further to provide for the adjusting of thestudy support upwardly and forwardly simultaneously and downwardly andrearwardly s1- multaneously with respect to the front of the chair, saidcoacting means constituting the sole support for said study support.

7 An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising a chairhaving one side open and its other slde closed, means for supporting thechair, a study support n the form of a book box having a hinged topclosure and with the body of the box formed with a rearwardly extendingdownwardly inclined extension, said extenslon and the closed side of thechair having coactlng means for adjustably connecting the study supportto said closed side, sald coactmg means constituting the sole supportfor the study support.

8. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising a chair,a supporting pedestal therefor, a suspended study support arrangedforwardly of the chalr and formed with a rearward extension opposing oneside of the chair, the said side of the chair formed with openings andsaid extension formed with slots aligning with sand openings, and meanscommon to said allgning slots for adjustably connecting the studysupport to the chair, the said side of the chair provided with guideshaving said ex -set forth comprising a chair, a supporting pedestaltherefor, said chair having one of its sides free of the side rail andthe other of its sides provided with a side rail, a study support in theform of an open top body portion and a hinged cover therefor formed atone end of its rear with a rearwardly disposed extension arranged oversaid side rail, said body portion further formed at its rear, at oneside thereof, with a depending inclined extension opposing said siderail, and means for connecting said inclined extension to said side railand further to provide, when said support is bodily shifted in onedirection a bodily moving of thesupport upwardly and forwardlysimultaneously and when bodily shifted in the other direction the bodilymoving of the support downwardly and rearwardly simultaneously wherebythe study support can be adjusted with respect to the front ofthe'chair.

10. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising astandard, a seat mounted thereabove, an upstanding back for the seat, anupstanding support for the side of the back and having a forwardlyextend ing lower end portion secured against one side and the lower faceof said seat, a side rail secured against the other side of the seat,extending upwardly therefrom and provided at its rear with an upstandingportion to provide a support for the other side of the back, said siderail engaging the lower face of the seat, said supports positionedagainst the rear face and sides of the back, and means for securing theback to said supports.

11. An article of furniture for the purpose set forth comprising astandard, a seat mounted thereabove, an upstanding back for the seat, anupstanding support for the side of the back and having a forwardlyextending lower end portion secured against one side and the lower faceof said seat, a side rail secured against the other side of the 'seat,extending upwardly therefrom and provided at its rear with an upstandingportion to provide a support for the other side of the back, said siderail engaging the lower face of the seat, said supports positionedagainst the rear face and sides of the back, means for securing the backto said supports, and a coupling connection between the seat andstandard and constructed for permanently maintaining the seat in arearwardly tilted position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

7 WVILLIAM J. BARGEN.

